Mother's Day Weekend

First off, I hope all the mothers out there had a happy Mother’s Day! If it weren’t for mothers, there would be no one…

Mother’s Day weekend was pretty chill around our house. Friday Pooh came over to babysit while Band Mom and I headed to the casino. We should just stay out of that place on Fridays. We tend to have pretty bad luck and this Friday was no exception.

Saturday, I was up relatively early. I did some stuff around the house then ran out and picked up some Mother’s Day cards for Band Mom, my mom and her mom, because today was our Mother’s Day. To avoid the big Mother’s Day crowds we decided to do a Mother’s Day lunch/dinner today. Around 3, we headed over to Band Mom’s Mom’s and met up with my folks and Pooh and her beau. Then we all headed out to eat.

We went to Hokkaido, the place we went for Mrs. D’s birthday a few weeks ago. We were there for almost 2 hours (with no wait to sit). Everyone just had a good time eating and talking that we didn’t even realize how long we were there. After dinner, my folks took Band Mom’s Mom home and Pooh and her beau to their car. Pooh and her beau then went out together and Band Mom and I settled in for a night at home with the girls.

We got home in time for me to watch the Pens win game 5 and take a 3-2 lead in the conference semi-finals against the Habs. The girls worked on some crafts that they wanted to give Band Mom for Mother’s Day on Sunday. Late night Band Mom went on a short excursion to the casino with our neighbors. When she got home we headed to bed.

Sunday I was up relatively early again. We let Band Mom sleep while Things 1 & 2 and I kicked around the house. When Band Mom finally got up we all started getting ready to go. Band Mom wanted to go look at some furniture at the local DFW then get some groceries and go out to eat somewhere.

After the DFW store we decided to head up to Robinson and check out the Value City Furniture. She ended up liking a 2 piece sectional at both places so it was just going to be a matter of deciding which one she liked more and which would fit better in our house…more on that in a bit.

Then we decided to hit Golden Corral for grub. That plan was quickly nixed when we got there and the line was out the door and down the sidewalk. None of us was that set on eating there. So we headed back into town and decided on USA Steak Buffet. A couple of plates in and Thing 2 out of no where pukes. Well…dinner’s over time to head home.

There was no more sickness for the rest of the night. Obviously something just didn’t sit well with her so that was good. Band Mom and I spent pretty much the rest of the night measuring or living room and figuring out how we (read she) wanted to rearrange the room. We came up with some neat ideas including my idea of mounting the TV above the mantle…I don’t think we’re going to do that one, but it sounded cool.

Finally the kids got showered and ready for bed. Band Mom and I spent the next 2 hours playing with room configurations then I headed to bed and she made a quick run to Wal Mart for a much needed grocery run.

All in all I think Band Mom got a pretty decent Mother’s Day weekend and I hope all the mothers out there did as well.

2 Weekends Of Birthday Parties

The first of May is a big day in our house. Its both Band Mom and Thing 2’s birthday. Its hard to combine birthday parties for a 7 year old a slightly older person. So this year we spread it out. Band Mom had a party at one of our local watering holes on the last Saturday in April. A good bit of her friends showed up and some friends of our provided the musical entertainment. I think she had a good time and I’m pretty sure everyone who came out to celebrate with her did as well. Of course after the night at the bar Band Mom and I hit the casino.

Things 1 & 2 were spending the night at my folks’. Since the newest addition to our family, Jet, hasn’t been home alone for very long since he’s only been with us for 1 week at this time, my parents agreed to take him for the overnight as well. He did pretty good on the overnight trip and I think my mom was sucked in by his cuteness…

Jump to the following weekend. Friday night, Band Mom was supposed to go to some fund raiser dinner. While she was out Things 1 & 2 and I planned on grabbing some dinner and birthday shopping for her. Well she ended up not going and throwing a wrench into the works. So all of us headed out together. We shopped for some other stuff for a while. Then we split off from Band Mom for a little while and got some shopping done for her birthday. When we were done shopping all of us headed to Ci Ci’s for a quick cheap dinner. Bonus is they have TVs so I got to catch part of Game 1 of the Pens 2nd round playoff series.

After we ate we headed home. After the girls went to bed, I headed back out and finished shopping for Thing 2’s birthday. And picked up something extra for Band Mom.

Saturday was Thing 2’s party. This year she decided on a roller skating party. So a little before 2 we loaded up the car and headed to the rink. I think Things 1 & 2 both had a good time. A couple of Thing 2’s friends from school came. Some mutual friends of theirs from the neighborhood came and then some of the kids they know who are the kids of Band Mom and my friends. Plus my folks, Band Mom’s Mom and some others. Thing 2 made out on the gift front. By the time the party was over the kids were tired from 2+ hours of skating and we all headed home. Pooh and her boyfriend came to the party and were also heading back to our house and Pooh was on babysitting duty for us for the night.

After a couple of hours at home, Band Mom and I headed out to guess where. How’d you know. Of course, the casino. We played for a little bit before heading upstairs to Bistecca for a nice birthday dinner. We’ve eaten there a couple of times before and it was never that busy. But tonight it was packed. We figured it was a combination of the fact that we usually dine later that we tried, the 9 o’clock giveaway of a 2010 Mustang and the fact that the Kentucky Derby ran not long before we got there. So we couldn’t just sit and eat. We made a reservation for later in the evening around 10, but they said to stop up around 9:15 or 9:30 as there would probably be a table available by then.

So we headed back down to the casino floor to play for a little longer. We met up with some friends who came to visit with Band Mom for a little before splintering off and playing some more. We finally headed up a little after 9 and were able to be seated. We had an awesome dinner (even if Band Mom’s steak was a little over done). After dinner it was back to the floor for more gaming.

Band Mom and I bumped into a couple of other friends as the night progressed. Finally after many hours, Band Mom was getting tired and we headed home. Band Mom was up a few bucks and I was down a couple, but overall we were up on the night (not counting dinner!)

Sunday was spent recouping from a long Saturday.

Hopefully my 2 girls had an enjoyable birthday weekend!!!